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Re: [ST] Logging Truck . . . .
- Subject: Re: [ST] Logging Truck . . . .
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- Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:31:42 -0700
Damn scary close call Lisa,
Very Glad it was only your Yukon that was damaged!!
Dan.
Ruth Too.
Lisa White wrote:
> Today I had a good reminder of why I try to "keep away from" or "get
> around" 18 wheelers when at all possible no matter what vehicle I'm in
> or on. Luckily, I was not on my bike. I was one a two lane road
> with a shoulder on each side in East Texas. I was just about to pass
> what appeared to be an empty logging truck that was going the opposite
> direction when what I thought was a good size piece of wood (approx. 1
> foot in length to approx. 4-5" in diameter) comes bouncing out from
> under the truck. It bounced once, and I picked a direction in which
> to swerve because I didn't know where it would go next. This piece of
> "wood" ended up lodged in my Yukon XL's radiator, pushing it back
> roughly 8-12" up against my engine, obviously destroying my front
> grill on the way in . . . . . The truck & I pulled off the road. He
> had to as well. He had lost a U-joint, and what entered my radiator
> and was still in there when I took a closer look was a nice sized
> piece of his drive shaft. . . . . I don't know that I could have done
> anything different if I was on my bike. I would have presented a more
> manouverable and smaller target, but IF I missed this piece of metal,
> I would have had to stop and collect myself, to say the least. . . .
> I'm just glad that today that piece of metal didn't bounce any
> higher. Be careful around these big guys. You never know what will
> happen . . . .
>
> Lisa
>
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